Ironing board



J. L. LIALE IRONING BOARD Filed May 20. 1920 EmR. (/w/v L L/AL E.

ATTORNEYS Patented on. 9,1923. i

I! all whom it may concern:

Be it'lznown that 1, JOHN L. LIALE, a c1t1- zen of the United States. residing at Red- UNITE STATES, PATENT OFFICE.

JOHNL. LIALE, er :annnalvns, carrronnra.

inonnve sonar).

lands, in thecounly oi? San Bernardino and State of California.have invented new and usetul Improvements in Ironing Boards, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention is an ironing board and has "for its object the provision of a construction including means For supporting theironingboard and detachably connecting the same to a suitable upright, such as i a wall or a table.

Further objects of the invention will be readily understood from the following description of the accompanying drawings,in j which Figure 1 isa side elevation. partly in sec- 1 tiojn, ot a. practical embodiment o't' the inboard. i 1

'Flg. 3 is a horizontal section on the llnes ventionshowing the ironing board attached to a wall bracket. 7 i Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the ironing 1 Fig. 4' is a side elevation of the ironing board, partly broken away, and showing i the same attached to a table.

Fig.2 5 is a side elevation of the ironing board in :tolded inoperative position.

The ironing surface comprises a board 1 w of conventional shape, this boardflhaving a clamping member 2 mounted atv its under side adjacent one end of the board and ar' ranged tov be adjusted toward and away from the board whereby the board and the clamping member will torm aws arranged to engage opposite sides of a suitable attaching member. 'An upright 3 is hinged to the end of the clamping member 2 which is opposite its clamping jaw forming end, i this upright being, preferably, adjustable in 1 length and arranged to have the ironing board rest upon itsupper end and to be supported upon the floor at its lower end when the ironing board is in operative posicross bar 4:, and the clamping member, these Application filed May 20, 1920. Serial No 382,792.

bolts being provided with suitable nuts 6 and locking nuts 1 for adjusting the clamping member.

' The clamping member is shown as comprising two'angularly' CllSPOSECl, arms 2 and 2 converging at the hinged connection with upright 3. This hinged connection may CQDIPIISG a usual hlnge 8, preferably, see

cured to the upright 3 adjacent its upper end. The upper end of the upright 3 forms a removable rest for the ironing board by being received in a suitable recess 9 formed in the under side of the ironing board.

The means'tor adjusting the length of upright 3 may include a sleeve 10 received over the lower end of the upright, oneside of the inner surface of the sleeve being provided with teeth 11 lengthwise of the sleeve and the adjacent surface of the upright'3 being-provided with co-operating teeth 12. Engagement of teethll with teeth 12 is arranged to secure the'sleeve 10 in adjusted positions lengthwise of the upright 3.

The means provided for retaining teeth 30 11 and 12 in engagement and for disengaging said teeth so thatthe sleeve may be adjusted along the upright may consist of hinging the portion of the wall of sleeve 10 provided with teeth 11 so that said toothed portion of the wall maybe swung outwardly for disengaging teeth 11 and 12 as shown in dotted linesin ,Fig. '1. The hinged connection for the toothed wall of the. sleeve may comprise a. .usualhinge 13. 9O

hen this hinged. wall is swung'intofem. gagement with teeth 12 it may be latched in tooth engaging position by means of a spring latch 14 upon the toothed wall arranged. to engage a catch 15 upon the stationary portion of the wall of sleeve 10.

Theclamping jaws formed by the ironing board and the clamping member 2 may be provided'with straight end jaw portions .16

and with cross ribs 17 uponthe engaging surtacesof the jaws. When the ironing board is attached to a table, as shown in Fig. 4, the straight jaw portions 16, preferably, engage the edge of the tab-1e which is shown at 18, and when the ironing board is secured to a wall attachment the cross ribs 1''? ot the jaws are, preferably, received in oppositely disposed grooves 19 provided in a supporting ledge 20 which may be secured to a wall 21 of a building as by bolts 22 extending through said ledge into a bracket .23 nailed upon the wall as Q. L l-7 3 by nails the Wall. 7

, The ironing its uppcrsurface with usual sleeve board 26 shown as supported; upon an upright 27 rotatably mounted upon the ironing board 24 extending as by a bolt 28 extending through the, iron iii board'a-nd the cross bar tand provided with a nut Al plurality ofrack arms 30 may also be provided .upon the ironing supportlng sleeve,

hoard, these rack arms being shown as pivoted to thennder surface of the ironing board as by the ivot screws 31.

In its opera ive position the ironing board is clamped to either the ledge 20 or to the edge of a table by"- means of the swung relative to the clamping member until its upper end is received ithinthe recess 9. 'The length of the upright is'adjusted, as previously described, so thatithe Qnd ot the upright wiil form a support from the door tor the ironing board" By tightening the bolts the ironing board will berigidly clamped te wha ever attachingsupport is bei employed :cthe ironing board is thus arranged for use.

When. it is desired to remove the ironing;- board. bolts 5 are loosened sothat the board may be removed, from its supporting" attachment and the upright 3 may then be,

' swung upon hinge 8 until Q the upright is positioned beneath the clamping inemher 2 substantially parallel thereto, as'shown in Fig. .Theironing board in this folded inoperative positl'on may he stored away until. it is again desired to use the same.'.

Various changes nay be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed. I.

What is claimed is :7

1 1; ironing board having a supporting upright notched alongone s1de a sliding sleeve engag ng said supportmg uprlght into the studs 25 0t t I -and hinged tor sw nging ,mo ement out boardinay be provided u on oi or into engagement with the notches of the upright 3 is a portion of said sleeve" being notched said itl jilglltl and snap latching means for detachahly retaining said hinged notched.

portion of the sleeve in engagement with the notches oi said supporting upright so as to djustziblyposition the sleeve along the slidably' mounted in the sleeve and engaging the ironing board, pOitl0E] Ol "S&lCl sleeve" being hinged to oc-cup locking and nonlockingi, positions with respect to'said upri ht, said uprightand portion being provided with COOPEIRiZlil-Q' teeth for adpistably Sl'lStEllDlDg" the upright q and means for securn gjsaid portion in locking position;

r in adjustable support for ironing boards, comprising a supporting sleeve, a

supporting upright said sleeveandupright being; slidably associated With each other,

a portion 5+: said sleeve being mounted to occupy locking and non-lockingpositions with respect to said upright, said. upright and portion being provided with c o-operatmeans i for adjustably sustaining: the

upright, and means for securing saidportion in locking position. i I

4. In CQlilblIliltlOIl an ironing board, a supporting sleeve a su] 3port1np; upright slida-bly mounted in the sleeve and engaging the ironing hoard a. portion of said sleeve being. mounted to occupy locking and non locking positionspwith respect to said upright said upright and portion being provided with cooperatingmeans for adjustalily sustaining therupright and means for securing said portion in looking position. i In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

'Jo'nu L. LIAnn. 

